Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-09

VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Captain Hall, keeper of the Hog Island
light house. has committed suicide by Jump
ing overheard
John Triplett, aged about ninety years, OF
Roanoke county, was run over by 8 tram
on the Norfolk and Western road Monday
and instantly killed.
Munford W. Radford, wealthy farmer
and former member OF the House of Dele
gates, died suddenly Monday ofapoplexy ct
bis residence in Bedford county.
The Lexington Gazette states that the
story about the ghost of Stonewall Jackson
having been seen at the Y. NJ. |. has no
foundation in fact
By the breaking of an axle six cars of a
freight train on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad were thrown from the track and
wrecked near Petersburg yesterday.
Richard S. Mosley, formerly cashier of
the City National Bank of Louisville, Ky,
died in that city Saturday of pneumonia.
He was native of King George county.
Mrs. Matilda Clark, one of the oldest res
idenis of Charlottesville, died on Monday.
She was pensioner on account of the SER
vices of her late husband 10 the war of 1872.
The reported systematic Dissertation OF
the tomb of Jefferson by relic hunters is in
correct. thoughtess tourist sometimes
breaks Of small fragment. but otherwise
there has been no dissertation.
r. F. Thomas, for number ofyears CLERK
Of the Court of Madison county, died last
Thursday. He had been for a great num-
ter of years very prominent in the politics
of that and the adjoining county.
Mary Waller and Jennie Boggs, the col
ored girls who were convicted and sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary at the last
term of the SpoIsyIyaria Court, have heen
granted new trial by Judge Barton.
During the fire at Danville, noticed in
Yesterdays GAZETTE, the oil ran from one
of the buildings into the canal in the rear in
fall blaze, which drove the fireman back,
and of one time threatened great destruc-
ton of property.
w. R. Smith, late chief clerk of the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts, who has been con-
yictcl OF embezzlement of State funds, and
confined in Jail for two years, will be sent TO
the penitentiary TO day for two years. He
is represented to be complete physical
wreck.
Messrs. s. Blair Morris and D. n. Walker, ir.,
two well.known business men of Richmond,
were before the Police Court of that city
yesterday, charged with intending to fight
duel, A slight difference between these
gentlemen gave rise to the report. They
were both discharged.
In the United States Circuit Court at Nor.
folk yesterday, in the matter of the recent
sale Of the Hygeia Hotel, the court entered
an order dissolying the order restraining
The defendant from proceedings in the
County Court of Elizabeth City County, and
reserves its judgment upon the other ques
tons raised until 10 morrow.
Saturday evening, while number of
hands were at work removing the iron Of
the burned cars at Bannister'5 bridge, in
Pittsylvenia county. the guy of the derrick
broke and struck Mr.. Angler, one OF the
hands. on the head and back producing a
very painful wound. and also broke q color
ed mans leg and injured another workman,
but not seriously.
Judge Hancock, in granting charter TO
the Petersburg Crystal Ice Company, insert
ed in the order the following land this
charter is granted upon the express condi |
ton that said company or corporation shall
pay all taxes, dues and demands due the
State Of Virginia, or that may be assigned
against it, in lawful money of the United |
States, and not in coupons"
During last week three cases vera tried
in Accomac County Court for violation of
the local option law, the result being hung
jury in every case. Since the law went into
effect last May, considerable number of
cases have been tried, some of them as many |
as three times, but every trial has resulted |
in hung jury. In consequence of this, the
court has caused nolle proSequi to be enter
ell in all such cases.